Where does “stadsrand” come from?

stadsrand (Dutch) comes from Dutch stad, from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂tis, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

stadsrand (Dutch): The outskirts of a city

Definitions

  1. The outskirts of a city

Ancestry of “stadsrand”, step by step

stadsrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstadcity, town; the town/city centre
2Middle Dutchstatplace; position, station; rank, status
3Old Dutchstada site, place, location, standing
4Proto-Germanicstadizplace, location
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstéh₂tisstanding, position
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

via Dutch rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
2Middle Dutchrant—
3Old Dutchrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
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